Short Films on Oil Spill in Guimaras to be shown at UP
The former UP Film Center (now UP Film Institute) mounts its own celebration for environmental awareness with a distinct program of films for the last two weekends of April. The main highlight will feature a marathon of screenings for Guimaras - Short Films from the Oil Spill on April 20 and April 21 at 7 p.m.
Featured are the works by independent filmmakers all tackling the effects of the oil spill on the environment and the lives of the people on Guimaras island.
Among the directors behind the acclaimed shorts are Drei Boquiren, Jeck Cogama, Khavn de la Cruz, Wilfred Allen Galila, Rox Lee, Raya Martin, Oscar Nava, Seymour Barros Sanchez, Ann Angala-Shy, Victor Louie Villanueva, JP Carpio, Emman de la Cruz, Kidlat de Guia, Milo Alto Paz, Kidlat Tahimik and Paolo Villaluna.
The much awaited UP Film Institute showcase of Guimaras -- Short Films from the Oil Spill will be preceded on April 20 by I Dreamed of Africa from director Hugh Hudson of Chariots of Fire fame and on April 21 by the legendary filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's Dreams.